Specialty Physiotherapist - Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit

Thank you for taking the time to consider your application for this role as aSpecialty Physiotherapist in the Neuro Intensive Care Unit. Due to the promotion of the current post holder we are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Physiotherapist who is passionate about delivering high-quality services and optimising care. You will join ourAcute Neurosciences Therapy team and be a key member of the team delivering patient care in the Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit, working collaboratively with the dynamic multi-professional team on the 16-bedded Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit (NICU) to deliver early high-quality specialist assessments and rehabilitation. You will manage a clinical caseload of highly complex neurosurgical and neuro-medical patients.

We are an innovative, forward-thinking team working in a supportive environment with a strong focus on quality. We uphold our Trust values which underpin our drive to support you to meet your individual development needs and career aspirations. This role would be suitable for those looking to develop their specialist critical care, respiratory and neuro skills or a Band 5 Physiotherapists ready to step into a Band 6 role - where you will be given lots of support to grow into this role.

Therapy services within the NICU are highly valued and are seen as a critical part of the delivery of effective multi-professional care., To provide high quality, safe and effective Physiotherapy services, as part of an effective multi- professional team, to patients requiring acute neuroscience care.

To work collaboratively with patients and their carers to effectively assess, goal plan and treat patients following admission to hospital and strive to maximise their independence and quality of life.

To supervise and teach recently qualified Physiotherapists, support workers and Physiotherapy students.

To actively participate in quality improvement, clinical audit, and research projects to improve the delivery of quality, evidence-based rehabilitation.

To take an active part in the team's extended hours and seven-day working roster to maximise the access and delivery of acute neurological rehabilitation.

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trustis one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. Find out more herewww.ouh.nhs.uk

The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call thisDelivering Compassionate Excellenceand its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via theOUH YouTube channel.